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Technologies are also being developed to actively remove existing large debris from orbit using innovative solutions like capture nets and harpoons.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024 -
Scientists have also drawn on historical evidence—the harpoon tips embedded in the animals’ blubber.—
ByMitch Leslie,
science.org,
20 Dec. 2024
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The garden places you behind the statue of Old Father Thames, who is riding a two-horse chariot, his trident hold aloft.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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Each six-way power seat comes clad in smooth black leather with white contrast stitching at the seams and the trident logo embroidered into the headrest.—
Martin Lerma,
Robb Report,
23 Dec. 2024
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The diminution of Black Monday underscores the possibility – perhaps likelihood – that more coaching changes are coming down the pike.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Yes, there is all manner of Wall Street gimmickry coming down the pike (all of it eager for your funds).—
James Berman,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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This is not so in Poland, where the government of former EU Council President and current prime minister, Donald Tusk, looks not for tools but for weapons — spears to throw at its friends abroad and knives to jab at its critics at home.—
Matt Boyse,
National Review,
7 Jan. 2025
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The same steps where, four years earlier, Trump flags were waved above the frenzied crowd and wielded like spears; where an officer was dragged facedown to be beaten with an American flag on a pole and another was pulled into the scrum to be kicked and stomped.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.—
Nicholas Liu,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2024
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Also, his halberd starts fritzing on the floor before fading out of existence, a reminder that this is all virtual reality—or rather, VR within VR, the metatextual framing of Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
16 Nov. 2023
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Among the artifacts found at the site were 119 lances and spears, eight swords, five knives, three arrowheads, one axe, a bridle, fragments of a bugle, fragments of at least two oath rings and several bronze and iron objects that have not been identified yet, according to the press release.—
Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
4 Dec. 2024
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Eastwood put on his armor and galloped down a course on Tinkerbell, hitting a practice target with a lance at Hemphill's property.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American-Statesman,
12 Mar. 2024
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Some of the gear commonly used for technical climbing, like gaffs—steel spikes worn on the legs for added grip on the tree trunk when cutting branches—can also cause inadvertent damage to the tallest trees.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside Online,
7 Aug. 2024
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Dana Taylor: How can people determine the difference between just a normal gaff and when there's actually something wrong?—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2024
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“Leister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leister. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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